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Pacific Bioscience Laboratories is the developer of the CLARISONIC® Skin Care Brush. The CLARISONIC uses proprietary sonic technology and a two-way oscillating brush system to safely, deeply cleanse and clarify the skin.

The Company was established by core team members, managers and a founder of Optiva Corporation, responsible for the Sonicare® toothbrush, one of the best selling sonic-based consumer products of all time. Pacific Bioscience Laboratories' mission is to develop and market technically advanced and clinically proven products that make a clear difference in skin care.

Clarisonc was acquired by L'Oreal in Dec 2011 for $500M. www.clarisonic.com

Virticus products and services enable a customer to reduce energy and maintenance costs by 30-50% by utilizing their proprietary communication and control system that enables the management of lights individually and collectively.  The Virticus solution scales economically from 10 lights in a church parking lot to 10,000,000 lights managed by a city.

Virticus was acquired by LSI Industries (NASDAQ:LYTS) in March 2012 for an undisclosed amount. www.virticus.com

Geospiza is a leading developer of enterprise-class software systems for workflow management of genetic analysis. Geospiza has established itself as the life science industry’s top software developer for meeting the combined laboratory, data management and analytical needs of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, universities, researchers, contract core and diagnostic laboratories involved in genetic testing and manufacturing bio-therapeutics.

Dan was a director of Geospiza. They were sold to Perkin Elmer (NYSE: PKI) for an undisclosed amount in April 2011. www.geospiza.com

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Neah Power Systems is focused on developing Direct Methanol Fuel Cells ((DMFCs) used to power small portable electronic devices such as laptop computers, mobile phones, PDAs and camcorders. Current Li+ and NiCd technology requires users to recharge their portable electronic devices at electrical outlets; Neah power aims to replace this technology with more powerful, more portable methanol cartridges that are wholly independent of the power grid.

Dan helped start Neah by sponsoring the angel round in 1998, taking on the role of Chairman. He then led the A and B rounds. Dan recently led the company to a reverse merger, which has helped the company secure long-term financing and have a path to liquidity. www.neahpower.com

Dan began his involvement with initial investment in 1997 in Clearsight (formerly Hynomics) and joined its board at that time. Dan became chairman and acting CEO in 2001. He then guided the Company to close on a $9.75 million Series A financing in July 2002. The Company develops enterprise optimization software that solves in real-time business problems that currently take many days of computation. Clearsight's technology can calculate the most advantageous solution for large-scale and complex problems contained within financial trading and services applications. The company's products also have application in transportation and logistics, workforce management, field services, supply chain, manufacturing, and warehousing. www.clearsightsystems.com

E-commerce Industries, Inc. ("eci2") is a software solution provider to dealer and distributor networks. It's first such network is the office supplies industry, where eci2 has emerged as the leading provider of solutions for stores that specialize or sell office supplies and the distributors that supply them. The Company has successfully leveraged their technology to move into other vertical industries that are structured similarly, including janitorial-sanitation, computer consumables, and drilling supplies. Dan joined the eci2 board when it was founded in 1998 and has remained on the board with NEA and Accel until its sale in August 2006. www.eci2.com

SNAPin is the first company to use the power of the mobile phone itself to drive incremental revenue, and to deliver dramatic reductions in the cost of providing customer support to wireless subscribers. SNAPin makes it easy for mobile operators to deliver their own service experience across all handsets with products designed to teach, support, maintain, and measure. SNAPin products support any phone, any operating system, and any network. Dan joined the board in September 2004 and led the A and B financing rounds. Dan resigned from the board in May 2006. SNAPin was acquired by Nuance in 2008. www.snapin.com

Based in Seattle, Shelfari introduces readers to our global community of book lovers and encourages them to share their literary inclinations and passions with peers, friends, and total strangers (for now). Shelfari is a gathering place for authors, aspiring authors, publishers, and readers, and has many tools and features to help these groups connect with each other in a fun and engaging way. Its mission is to enhance the experience of reading by connecting readers in meaningful conversations about the published word. Dan was an investor in Shelfari. Acquired by Amazon.com in August 2008. www.shelfari.com

UUNET
Founded in 1987, UUNET, was the first commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP). UUNET operates one of the most robust, reliable, and rigorously engineered Internet networks in the world. Focusing on the needs of business, the company provides high-quality Internet services to business customers around the world. Dan led Microsoft’s investment in UUNET, and served on the board from January 1995, through UUNET’s IPO, and until its sale to Worldcom in 1997. Current Status: Part of Verizon (ticker: VZY)

General Magic, Inc.
General Magic was a pioneer in the PDA and Internet marketplace that created the MagicCap OS and Telescript. Dan led the B round investment and served on the board from 1992 until it’s IPO in 1994.
Current Status: Closed (Former ticker: GMGC)

Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products NV
Lernout & Hauspie provides speech and language technology products, solutions, and services to businesses and individuals. The company uses advanced translation technology to enable people to interact by voice, in any language, with the machines that empower them. Dan led a $60M PIPE into L&H. Current Status: Acquired by Nuance (former ticker: LHSP)

WeSync.com
WeSync shared dynamic information, like calendars and contact lists, with others from your Palm-based handheld and Windows desktop. A free service, WeSync kept track of the information you’re sharing, and who you’re sharing it with, updating everyone automatically as that information changes and evolves. Current Status: Sold to Palm

Perlego’s Mobile Device Lifecycle Management solution provides everything required to help mobile phone dealers, distributors and carriers deploy next generation devices quickly, improve business velocity while eliminating down time during the service life of the device, and smooth the transition, whether planned or necessitated by loss or theft, to the next device. Dan was previously an advisor to Perlego. www.perlego.com

Widemile provides a suite of software and technologies to increase landing page efficiencies for web-based businesses. Dan was an advisor to Widemile, which was purchased by Webtrends in July 2009. . www.widemile.com

Gift Certificates.com
GiftCertificates.com provides a convenient place for shoppers to find gift certificates to many of the nation's best merchants. The company has built their business around the idea that the most thoughtful gift is the one that lets your recipient choose exactly what he or she wants. Dan was an angel investor. Current Status: Private

Individual, Inc. (Winstar Communications, Inc.)
Individual, Inc., was the world's leading provider of free, individually customized news, information, and services over the Internet. The company delivers a competitive edge to business people, providing the information, tools, and resources they need to work smarter, faster, and more efficiently. Dan led the B round investment in 1995 and served on the board from 1995, through the Individual IPO, and until 1997. Current Status: Acquired by Winstar Communications, Inc. in 1998.

Zero Crossing Engineering (ZCE) provides integrated solutions for the musical instrument industry. ZCE’s flagship product is the N-Tune integrated tuner, the first electric guitar tuner which is truly built into the instrument. N-Tune will be built into new guitars and retrofitted to existing ones. www.zerocrossingengineering.com

MarketOrder.com
MarketOrder.com utilized hand held technology and the internet to provide networking infrastructure for replenishment ordering for food suppliers. Dan was an angel investor. Current Status: Closed

Web 3000, Inc.
Web 3000 developed software to improve Internet download speeds. The company’s main product, NetSonic, delivered Web pages to the users faster than a standard browser by requesting updates only for graphics that are likely to change. Dan was a board member and investor.
Current Status: Closed

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Not for Profit Boards:

The Humane Society for Seattle/King County is committed to providing the resources and support necessary to build lifelong relationships between people and their pets. Dan was a member of the board. unitl his resignation in 2012. www.seattlehumane.org

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UW TechTransfer facilitates the commercialization of new innovations arising from University of Washington research through managing and licensing intellectual property rights. Dan served on the UWTT advisory board and on the Technology Gap Innovation Fund selection committee until his resignation in 2010. http://depts.washington.edu/techtran/

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The Technology Alliance is a statewide organization founded in 1996 to promote a vibrant technology-based economy benefiting Washington and its citizens. A CEO-level board comprised of leaders from business and research institutions directs the TA's work. Dan was a vice-chair of the Technology Alliance and a member of the executive committee untile hs resignation in 2011. www.technology-alliance.com